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28 May 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1945
Page
1
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Paris May 28 Trials of German leaders accused of offenses against American troops likely begin within weeks as Justice Jackson says while principal war criminals may take longer due to lack of agreement on an international tribunal. Allied arrests and new detentions broaden the roundup including Paula Hitler and other senior figures.
Jake Lindsey and his bride planned a brief honeymoon at their family home before visiting her parents in Lexington Massachusetts. The couple wed yesterday after delays for her parents to announce the wedding. The bride, who served overseas in the nation’s 100th infantry, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.
The city reports restaurants and hotels reopening meal service after the recent protest against OPA enforcement. The Phoenix Hotel and Europe Hotel opened for business, with limited lunch service and ongoing liquor license restrictions. Local hearings on the situation were slated, and other stores faced stock shortages as city markets closed until next Friday.
Eight Army Air Forces will be deployed against Japan as Lt. Gen. James Doolittle moves bomber operations to the Pacific. Units include the Fourteenth and Seventh Air Forces in China Burma India and the Fifth and Twelfth in the Southwest Pacific, plus Eleventh in the Aleutians and Twentieth targeting the home islands from the Marianas.
Pfc Lauren G Shreve of 229 West Smith Street Corry received the Bronze Star for heroism in Germany with the 9th Division led by Major General A R Bolling. He carried 26 enlisted men and one officer during a counterattack near Lerbed, participated in Elbe River operations, Siegfried Line actions, the Battle of the Ardennes, Roer River crossing, and advance to the Rhine and Elbe rivers.
Pte Robert Hopkins who served after being wounded twice in action on the western front has left his home with his wife and child to return to an Army rest center and hospital in North Carolina for further care. He was formerly a taxi driver for P M Nickels and worked at the Aero plant before enlisting.
George McAnser escaped with bruises and a cut above the eye after his Plymouth coupe left Route 89 north of the Lynn Sill potato farm, rolled twice, and damaged the car estimated at 500 dollars. State Police investigated the Saturday 6 15 p m crash involving one other vehicle.
Damascus reports say French troops fired on the people of Hama on the road north toward Aleppo. Acting premier Jamil Mardam Bey warned of a possible general clash as fighting spreads through streets and communications collapse. British Ninth Army units may intervene to prevent wider hostilities.
An Army Air transport crash landed at Gunter Field near Montgomery injuring seven and killing two Napier Fields team members. Sgt Michael Kozel of Latrobe Pennsylvania and Frederick Joseph Plant of Hammond Indiana died, others rushed to Maxwell Field hospital in critical condition.
Reports from Vienna and Belgrade detail renewed unrest over the Austrian province of Carinthia with Yugoslav leaders warning of resistance if oppression persists. Observers note tensions rising as Belgrade accuses Vienna of Gestapo era tactics while calling for unity against perceived forces undermining regional liberty.
President Truman urged Congress to raise weekly unemployment payments to 25.10 and extend benefits to 26 weeks per year. He called for widening coverage and higher benefits during reconversion and proposed amending the Social Security Act to encourage state programs as a bulwark against postwar deflation.
Chief of Police says the Board of Health has not yet received the official copy of the new hygiene law enacted by the legislature. The measure requires licenses for all food and drink establishments with a permit deadline of June 22. Inspections precede permits and violations carry penalties from 10 to 50 dollars for first offenses, and at least 25 dollars or 30 days in jail for subsequent offenses.
Edgar Thomas Lewis a 38 year old brakeman from East Brady was fatally decapitated when he fell under the wheels of a moving freight car at a Pennsylvania railroad yard near Rimersburg.
The finance committee reported today bond sales totaling $260,598 with ongoing optimism toward reaching the $275,000 target. The weekend figures gave a lift though the full quarter’s quota remained ahead. Local officials noted sales were stronger than in many wartime towns amid district efforts.
The Dairymen's League milk receiving plant on East Main Street nears completion of upgrades to reduce smoke. An air burning boiler and a new 6000 gallon storage tank arrive, installed underground by the league's own crews, with work expected to finish soon. Milk is cooled at Corry and sent to Borden in Frewsburg to be processed into whole milk powder for the armed forces.
Mrs. C. F. Bliss purchased the first poppy for 20 dollars, starting a drive that Saturday raised about 495 dollars with 50 more expected. Officials said final totals may reach 600 dollars, a near 750 dollar year over year gain, reflecting strong community support for Archie Thompson Post V 2.
Sergeant William Moir veteran of the B-17 arrives home after service in the European theater. He will rest with family in Corry before reporting to Miami for further training and a possible new Pavae assignment. Moir earned the Army Medal with five clasps and has two campaign stars on his ribbon.
Bulletin items report a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa sinking three U S Navy ships, a deadly explosion at Bonafide Genasco plant in Perth Amboy, and political shifts as Attlee forms a caretaker government in Britain. Also notes German food shortages and military administration concerns in occupied Germany.
Chinese forces pushed 60 miles into Japan's Indo China corridor after recapturing Nan ning and Ping yiang, signaling possible Japanese withdrawal from South China, Burma, Thailand, Malaya, and Indo China. U S raid reports continued as Okinawa defenses collapsed, while naval losses tallied and submarines harassed Japanese shipping.
A wire from the War Department reports First Lieutenant Hugs DeLury freed from Stalag Luft 1 in Germany and returned to American military control. His arrival in the United States is expected soon, with hopes that Captain Kenneth Paulson also will be home shortly. both had been held in the same German camp after parachuting missions and prior internment.
The Board of Education will meet in special session this evening to adopt the 1546 budget and review bids for district supplies. Other matters may include teaching salary considerations and additional pending items for the coming school year.
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